Article: An in situ hermit crab from the Early Miocene of southern New Zealand
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
23
Part:
2
Publication Date:
May
1980
Page(s):
471
–
474
Author(s):
Fiona M. Hyden and Jacques Forest
Abstract
An Early Miocene (Burdigalian) hermit crab preserved within a struthiolariid gastropod shell is described. The specimen, here designated Pagurus difdenensis sp. nov., has close affinities with the Recent species P. spinulimanus (Miers) which is common in New Zealand waters.
Palaeontology - Volume 23 Part 2 Pages 471-474
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